Well, the voters in the bluest state in America have elected a republican to the long held “Kennedy senatorial seat” in Massachusetts. Many feel that the election is a statement on the job being done by President Obama. Even if you don’t believe that it’s hard not to believe that at least it is a statement on “Obamacare.”

It will be interesting to see what Pelosi and Reid try to do to get a healthcare billed passed before new Senator Brown arrives in town. His vote will assure a republican filibuster and an inability for the democrats to force their bill through without the approval and help of the republicans.

It will get ugly very soon. I would suspect that any democrat that helps on forcing a bill through before the new senator is seated may as well go ahead and start packing. Everyone, including me, supports healthcare reform but let’s sit back and take our time to get a good bill. Remember the rush to get the stimulus plan passed? As Dr. Phil says, “How’s that workin’ for ya?”

I say a resounding YES!!!!!!! to healthcare reform but let’s hope they pass a bill that will help the most Americans with the least negative impact on our national deficit. Wouldn’t that make the most sense? In the end though…something must be done!  bjmdjd

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Just a short note today. I just read an article about lawmakers wanting to forbid gifts and free meals between drug companies and doctors. Are you kidding me? Politicians fly all over the world and get who knows what from various lobbying groups all of the time. They are actually brash enough to admit in public that they think there is a problem with drug companies buying an office staff a pizza and giving them free plastic ink pens and sticky notes? Healthcare reform should worry you if that’s a major concern of our elected leaders!  bjmdjd

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While I said that I would try to keep politics out of this blog as much as possible, sometimes it can’t be helped. It’s a real shame that the healthcare conference committee will be held in private. Never mind that during the campaign President Obama promised that it would all be done in public and broadcast over C Span. By doing it behind closed doors the public will not be privy to all of the vile democratic wheeling and dealing that will take place to get their version of reform passed as the final bill. At least as much of it as possible. It would really be interesting to actually see how abortion and the public option fair during  negotiations. It’s no wonder that several democrats have already said that they won’t run for reelection. The winds of change they are a blowin’. The only thing that will save dems up for reelection this year is if the economy turns around and folks forget about the rape called healthcare reform that is about to take place. The first time in history that a bill this important didn’t pass without bipartisan support. I wonder why?  bjmdjd

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